Sport Contest for the Crimson Leg!

The day has come for the Generals Nobunaga Oda and Imagawa Yoshimoto to settle things to see who will get to keep the left leg of the Crimson Armor and to see which of them is the better general in this Era. Standing with the Okehazama stand in the middle are the two sides with Nobunaga, Kenshin, Hideyoshi, and Akechi on one side and Yoshimoto with her little sister Tokugawa Ieyasu by her side.

"After receiving your kind letter, I came as quickly as I could, Nobunaga-dono." Yoshimoto said with a hint of anger in her eyes.

"Uh, what exactly did Lady Nobunaga said in her letter?" Keshin asked Akechi, whispering in her ear.

"About calling her a coward for using numbers of soldiers understand facing the enemy herself and so on." Akechi answered, making it short for Kenshin to understand.

"I'm glad you appreciated it, Yoshimoto-dono." Nobunaga said nicely which anger the green general.

"So then, who shall we settle this? If you like, I'm prepared to show you how I earned my reputation as the finest bow master in Kaidou derives." Yoshimoto bragged.

"Ha, that sounds like fun." Nobunaga smiled.

"Huh, hold on, that not what we meant?" Hideyoshi panicked a little.

"However, in this event we'll be doing we're not going to take each other's life over this." Nobunaga said which shock the green general and pink girl.

"As the event itself, it will be… a Sport Contest!" Nobunaga announced.

"What… a sport contest?" Yoshimoto shocked and confused at the same time, came can be said for Ieyasu.

"That's right, if you really are amazing as you say you are then let see how you'll do in other sports besides archery." Nobunaga smirked.

Soon, everyone sits down while having some tasty takoyaki while Nobunaga explain the event that she gone over with the others last night and double checking this morning.

"Will we have five rounds, the first to win three will be the victor, we shall each draw from a box and enact what's written there. And the name of this sport contest shall be called, Recreation!"

"Kenshin, I'm not entirely sure she fully understands that word." Hideyoshi deadpanned.

"Even so, at least we won't have to worry about any bloodshed, that we won't." Kenshin chuckled.

"Can we write some of the choices too? That would be good." Yoshimoto asked.

"Yes, but if you think your mastery of the arrow will help win this whole thing then you got another thing coming." Nobunaga said.

"Oh, are you saying that you'll turn archery against me?" Yoshimoto asked.

"No, not me I'm afraid, but it'll be Kenshin who will outshine in archery and any of the rounds too." Nobunaga bragged that cause Kenhin to almost choke on his takoyaki.

"What?! Are you saying this… this… "Man" can outdo me with a bow?" Yoshimoto demanded in anger.

"I believe so, Akechi here tested him in different contest and he exceed her in all of them including archery." Nobunaga mentioned.

"As just as it hurts to admit this, my lady words are true." Akechi sighed in defeat.

"Yeah, you were awesome back there, so I think you'll win this for team Nobunaga!" Hideyoshi cheered the red-hair boy.

"Well, my master did train me to be prepared for anything." Kenshin explained nervous as he remembers going through the harsh training on any kind of different sports he can think of.

"If that's the case, how about we continue playing until they all are completely destroyed." Yoshimoto suggested, wanting to see Kenshin's limit with her own eyes.

"Oh." Nobunaga does some thinking about that idea.

"Hold on now, it just a friendly contest, nothing too serious, that it isn't." Kenshin said.

"If you don't think you can win, feel free to run away in shame." Yoshimoto mocked.

"Come now, Lady Yoshimoto. I'm sure you would like to show everyone how great you are, and this event may boost your reputation." Kenshin pointed out.

"Oh, you might be right about that… and to make things interesting, when I win, I will claim Himura Kenshin as my new servant!" Yoshimoto declared, causing him, Hideyoshi and Akechi to gasps.

"(Heh, you ended up sealing your own fate, man from another world.)" Ieyasu mentally chuckled.

"Do you really think can make such a bet like that?" Nobunaga angered of the bet she just made.

"It's only fair that I get to have a prize should I win; you want the Crimson Armor left leg and I want your servant. Let see who get what they want?" Yoshimoto smirked sinisterly.

"Very well, then I hope you'll enjoy the taste of defeat." Nobunaga accepted the bet.

"Wait, don't I get a say in this?" Kenshin asked worry.

"I think it's already too late!" Hideyoshi winced.

And so, the Sport Contest for a piece of the Crimson Armor and Kenshin's life as the prize have officially begun.

(1st Event: Sumo)

The Sumo fight will take place on the beach within a circle Kenshin draw on the sand, Akechi and Ieyasu are the chosen fighters representing their team and enter a power struggle to see who can push each other down and out of the ring. It looked like Akechi was about to turn this in her favor until suddenly she lost her balance as Ieyasu pushes her down on her back out of the ring.

Kenshin noticed that a small pink glowing circle appeared under Akechi's foot and saw something fast hit her foot which caused the lost balance.

"Yes, Ieyasu wins!" Yoshimoto cheered.

"It would seem we're going to have to be careful with that girl, that we should." Kenshin warned.

"What do you mean?" Hideyoshi confused.

"It would seem Ieyasu did something that caused Akechi to lose, almost like magic." Kenshin said.

"Then that means they're cheating!" Hideyoshi angered, she never like cheaters.

"I think we'll have to keep an eye on them, something tells me even if we told Lady Nobunaga about this, she won't call off the contest." Kenshin mentioned.

"Oh, then we'll just have to… play better than they cheat!" Hideyoshi smiled.

"Guess that's the only thing can do, that it is." Kenshin chuckled.

(2nd Event: Beach Volleyball)

This event will be of three players on each side, but since Yoshimoto and Ieyasu are the only ones who came Kenshin decided to play on Yoshimoto's team to make it even. Nobunaga did not mind this at all because she wanted to see how Kenshin will do against her though strangely started to feel jealous with him being close to Yoshimoto.

The game went off with both teams seem even as Kenshin makes it hard for the Nobunaga's team to score until Yoshimoto accidentally bump into him with his face between her covered cleavage which cause him to freak out enough to miss the incoming ball, thus making this event goes to Nobunaga.

"Awesome!" Hideyoshi shouted in joy.

"Very well done, my lord!" Akechi praised to the red-haired woman.

"I've never done that before, but it was absolutely enjoyable!" Nobunaga smiled.

"I'm sorry I caused you the match, that I am." Kenshin apologized.

"I-It's okay, I'll get her on the next event." Yoshimoto looked away to hide her blushing face which only Ieyasu notice.

(3rd Event: Karuta)

This time, it's one-on-one with Hideyoshi vs Yoshimoto in this card game, but Hideyoshi's slow thinking lead Yoshimoto victory when she played a tough word.

"Remind me again why didn't you go?" Akechi asked Kenshin.

"Because I thought since Hideyoshi is good with words this game would suit her." Kenshin looked down in shame.

(4TH Event: Bowling)

This is about knocking down the most pins, or little wooden poles, down and Akechi takes the win with a perfect rolling strike. Making this a win for team Nobunaga.

(5th Event: Horseback Archery)

Kenshin and Yoshimoto are seen hiding horse while shooting their arrows at the targets that are spinning fast on two large wheels spun by Hideyoshi and Ieyasu. To everyone's surprise, this ends in a tie as Kenshin manage to hit the exact number of targets as Yoshimoto making her remember what Nobunaga said before the contest starts with Kenshin being more skilled than she thought.

(6th Event: Swimming)

It's Hideyoshi and Ieyasu racing to see who can reach the checkpoint, which is Kenshin sitting on a boat, and swims back the fastest.

Ieyasu won while Hideyoshi pants rapidly from all that quick swimming.

(7th Event: Pattycake)

Akechi and Yoshimoto pat their hands together in this game starting off slowly and every few seconds they increase speed to see who can keep up with another the longest and react to the clapping faster.

Thanks to her speed from being trained as a ninja, Akechi takes the win.

(A bunch of Events Later)

Everyone has become exhausted from the number of events they played, even Kenshin is starting to feel tired as well.

"We each won the same number of slips." Ieyasu pointed out.

"Really not too bad…" Yoshimoto complimented on Nobunaga's strength to keep on going.

"You too." Nobunaga responded.

"No, no more, please!" Hideyoshi begged as her eyes spin of dizziness.

"I'm not sure how long I can keep this up…" Kenshin panted.

"Alright, this is the last one!" Nobunaga said as she makes her way to the box to pick out the last event.

"The last match is… THIS!" Nobunaga pulled out the last slip revealing it to be kite flying.

"Kite flying, I haven't done that since I was I little boy, that I had." Kenshin said.

Soon, Nobunaga and Yoshimoto are standing at the end of the long dock with their flags waving through the wind as they both stare at each other with serious expression.

"This last event will finish our competition." Yoshimoto stated.

"I didn't expect you to give me so much trouble, you're a real warrior." Nobunaga complimented.

"If I may ask, Lady Nobunaga, why exactly are Hideyoshi and Ieyasu tied on the kites we're flying? I mean, couldn't we have just fly them without people on them?" Kenshin asked as shown behind him are Ieaysu and a panicking Hideyoshi tied to the kites.

"I believe this would be more fun that way, besides Hideyoshi weight the less than all of us." Nobunaga explained.

"I'm never dieting again!" Hideyoshi promised as she cries.

"Win this match today and you retain the Crimson Armor's left leg and Himura Kenshin!" Nobunaga announced, pointing at the Crimson Leg and Kenshin sitting next to it.

"Is it too late to just shake hands and call it a day?" Kenshin asked with begging tears flowing from his eyes.

"Rope-bearers, are you ready?" Akechi asked, they responded yes.

"Begin!"

The match starts as Nobunaga and Yoshimoto ran down the dock while pulling on the rope that made the kites fly which begins the Kite-Fighting challenge. While the Rope-bearers fighting each other, the ones on the kite are fighting as well but it's more of Hideyoshi dodging Ieyasu's attacks from the sharp end of her Priestess Staff.

"Now, this Kite-Fighting is more intense than the ones we have back home." Kenshin commented, wondering if Hideyoshi can last long before the hourglass runs out.

"I wonder what's that for anyway?" Kenshin asked himself, then he notice something on the water.

He sees six women in black armor though doesn't look like they belong to Nobunaga or Yoshimoto's army, one is rolling the boat with paddles and the other five are standing firmly as they aim their guns right at Hideyoshi and Ieyasu.

Wait, gun?

Kenshin's eyes widen of realization on what's going to happen next.

"Lady Nobunaga! Lady Yoshimoto! Move the girls now!" Kenshin shouted, confusing the two warrior women.

One of the black-armored women fired a bullet at Hideyoshi though miss the head on the right.

"AAAAAAHHHH?! What's going on?!" Hideyoshi panicked.

"(I didn't plan on shooters here, and they don't appear to be with Nobunaga either. What's going on here?)" Ieyasu asked before her thoughts got interrupted when a bullet shot through her kite.

"Are those soldiers with you?" Yoshimoto asked.

"I was about to ask you the same thing." Nobunaga said as she quickly moves Hideyoshi hoping to get out of their firing range as the green general does the same.

The three soldiers continue firing bullets to either kill them with holes on their bodies or let them fall to the lake and shot them in the water.

Kenshin decided to handle them himself as he quickly use his sword to cut a piece of long wood from the dock, he slides down the front side-poles of the dock to get to the water setting the board on, then with one might push from his leg send him surfing toward the black soldiers.

"Kenshin!" Akechi worried.

"Huh, there's someone coming for us!" The rolling soldier pointed at Kenshin.

"Deal with it, we're kinda busy here!" One black soldier said.

The rolling soldier pulls out her gun and starts shooting at Kenshi, but he deflects them with his sword as he gets closer to the small boat and the surfing is starting to slow down meaning he'll have to jump to the boat. At the moment the board stop, Kenshin jumps as high as he could in the air while dodging the bullets, once he is right above the boat, he dives down and landed right in the middle of the boat.

"What the… who's this?" One black soldier asked shock.

"It's the warrior I told you about!" The rolling soldier alerted.

"Wait, is this man?"

"Impossible, I though our lord was the only one?"

"Shut up and shot him!"

"I don't think so…" Kenshin closed his eyes and hold the hilt of the sword tightly.

"Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū: Ryūkansen (Dragon Coil Flash)" Kenshin knocked all the guns away and strike at the soldiers so hard, they were sent flying off the boat and into the water.

"Wow, go Kenshin!" Hideyoshi cheered.

"Amazing…" Ieyasu surprised.

"Kenshin is more skilled than I thought." Yoshimoto admitted.

"Yes, he certainly is a great warrior." Nobunaga smiled.

(Later)

"Are you sure?" Nobunaga surprised that Yoshimoto is willing to give her the Crimson Leg.

"Yes, your servant saved my little sister's life and even if those soldiers didn't show up, I still would've lost. I see you are a great warrior, my lady." Yoshimoto admitted defeat honorable.

"The general who wears the Crimson Armor will conquer the land, right? You have big dreams, Nobunaga-dono." Yoshimoto said.

"You aren't interested in that, sister, really?" Ieyasu asked.

"I prefer to spend my days having fun with you and the rest of our family. And watching Nobunaga-dono is much more fun." Yoshimoto said.

"And Kenshin, thank you so much for saving her." Yoshimoto thanked the young swordsman.

"You're welcome, Lady Yoshimoto, though I am worried about this master the soldiers spoke which got me confused." Kenshin mentioned.

"What do you mean?" Nobunaga asked.

"Apparently, I'm NOT the only male human in this world." Kenshin revealed. Everyone gasps of the news.

"What do you mean by that? I thought only you came here with Hideyoshi?" Akechi demanded grabbing him by the shirt.

"Please, calm down, Miss Akechi, I really don't know much from just that. Ask the soldiers, they probably know." Kenshin begged, not liking Akechi's scary face.

"Whoa, now this is getting super-weird that I almost forgot about almost dying from the kite contest." Hideyoshi shocked.

"If there is indeed another male warrior like Kenshin, do you think he's after the Crimson Armor?" Ieyasu asked curious.

"Maybe that was why those soldiers were there to ambush us." Yoshimoto guessed.

"In any case, we better be on our guard because I believe we'll be seeing this other male warrior soon." Nobunaga said getting a gut feeling about this.

Kenshin looks up at the crimson colored horizon and tightening his grip on the hilt, thinking about this other male those black-armored women soldiers were talking about maybe dangerous and fear that his sword will clash against this mystery warrior in the future. And something was telling him that this other male may also be involved with the Crimson Armor, just like Ieyasu guessed.


KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!

Well, the Sport Contest sure went off fun and exciting for everyone except when Hideyoshi and Ieaysu almost got killed by some strange black-armored women who claimed soldiers of another male like Kenshin in this world. Everyone will have to be on the look for this mysterious foe while they gather the Crimson Armor from the other generals of Japan.

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